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A Catholic who follows Rome & the Magisterium. I'm against gay "marriage", abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, human cloning. Altar girls, Communion in the hand, Eucharistic Ministers and "Protestant" music in the Church doesn't bother me at all. A proud American retired submarine sailor. Our borders should be secured with a 10 ft. high fence topped by concertina wire with minefields out to 20 yards on both sides and an additional 10 yards filled with warning signs outside of that Let's get energy independent NOW! Back Israel to the max, stop appeasing followers of the Pedophile Prophet. Pro 2nd Amendment, pro death penalty, Repeal all hate crime legislation. Back the police unless you'd rather call a hippie when everything hits the fan. Get government out of dealing with education, childhood obesity and the enviornment. Stop using the military for sociological experiments and if we're in a war don't micromanage their every move. Kill your television, limit time on the computer and pick up a book. God's will be done and may He have mercy upon us all.

Friday, March 06, 2009

Juneau, AK (LifeNews.com) -- Sarah Palin fired up pro-life advocates during the presidential campaign and has a consistent pro-life record as the governor of Alaska. However, she is earning a black mark from some pro-life advocates who are upset she placed a former Planned Parenthood board member on the state Supreme Court.

Palin, on Wednesday, named Anchorage Superior Court Judge Morgan Christen as the second woman to serve on the state's highest court.

Christen's application made no mention of the fact that she is a former board member of Planned Parenthood and served the pro-abortion group in the mid 1990s.

Knowing that information, Jim Minnery, the director of the Alaska Family Council, a pro-life group, asked Palin officials to inform her and ask her nod to name Christen to the court.

Minnery said Palmer Superior Court Judge Eric Smith, another of the handful of nominees the seven-member Alaska Judicial Council sent Palin for her consideration, was a better choice.

Minnery said Smith was "more conservative" and that Christen would be "another activist on the Court." He said that was a best guess from among pro-life leaders, but that he didn't have hard evidence to back up that assessment.

"I'll be seeing the governor tomorrow. We'll have a good chat," Minnery told the paper about what he would do to follow up the governor's pick of Christen.

Minnery says he is not upset with Palin and says the fault lies with the Judicial Council for sending her no candidates that his group could really get behind. he says Palin should have had the option of selecting the best person for the job rather than being limited to the choices the Council sent her.

The Alaska Supreme Court is a concern for pro-life advocates because it struck down a parental consent law regarding abortions and pro-life advocates are hoping Palin's first selection will help uphold a new one.

Some of the prolife blogs I go to are in a four star hissy fit over this one. My own take is that one swallow does not a summer make. Yep, picking Christen isn't good from a Catholic prolife point of view. But as the article above mentions, Palin was restricted in her choices. Both candidates are proabort. In addition to that, I think of how the abortion debate is often framed in terms of the abolition of slavery in this country. Not all abolitionists believed blacks were equal to whites, a fair number actually believed they were genetically inferior and lacked the intellectual capacity to ever be trusted with the right to vote. Nevertheless, these abolitionists DID work for the end of slavery.In the same vein we should remember that not all prolifers are going to toe the Catholic line. There will be some dissent at times. If we want to end the slaughter of babes in the womb those differences should be recognized and discounted when possible.

Gov. Palin is NOT a Catholic, so while her statements and her life in general reflect strong prolife beliefs, Catholics shouldn't automatically assume she'll be onboard in all areas of Church teaching. That idea should also be kept in mind when dealing with other prolifers from different beliefs.

I have to agree with you on this one. If she had a choice between a pro lifer and the other,well then we would have some grief. But the way this is laid out, I like your slavery example as well. Great blog!

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John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us."

Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me.

For whoever is not against us is for us.

Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Saint Michael the Archangel,defend us in battle.Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -by the Power of God -thrust into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits,who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.